The Two Towers
The first thing I noticed when I first visited Minnesota State University was the two towers, Gage dormitory. Gage [...]
History of the Mankato Piece
The Mankato Piece by Dale Eldred was commissioned by Mankato Fine Arts Inc and has an interesting history. in [...]
Sibley Park Zoo and the 1965 Flood
The Sibley Park Zoo underwent major changes due to the 1965 Flood. The Minnesota River crested just over 29 [...]
George Stoltman
By Georgia Schultz George Stoltzman was born June 21, 1946, to Crystal and Rudy Stoltzman in Mankato Minnesota. George [...]
History of Cab Companies in Mankato
By Deborah Goschy The story of cabs in Mankato is a long one spanning over one hundred years. The [...]
Nudie Cohen
By Hilda Parks How does a man born in Russia, raised in New York, fashion tailor to Hollywood stars [...]
A look at 1968
By Hilda Parks This article was originally written to correspond with a temporary exhibit: Coming of Age: 1968, which was [...]
History of Salet’s Department Store
In 1896, Russian immigrant Leon Salet opened a store called L. Salet and Son in Mankato. Salet had come [...]
Summertime Floods in Blue Earth County
By a BECHS Volunteer The vast amount of snow that fell in the upper Midwest during the winter of [...]